Index / Search / Commelina virginica
§1 Plant
Commelina virginica L.
vernacular Virginia dayflower — species · Commelinaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Commelinaceae Mirb.
- Genus
- Commelina
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b
County-level range
· 594 counties across 25 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- None
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -18 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 165 min.
- Precipitation
- 36–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.7–6.7
- Root depth
- 10 in min.
- Fertility need
- High
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Rhizomatous
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 3.5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Blue
- Fruit colour
- Red
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Mid Summer
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 175,000
- Propagation
- seed, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 594 counties across 25 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Bibb 01007
- Chambers 01017
- Cleburne 01029
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Dallas 01047
- DeKalb 01049
- Escambia 01053
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Macon 01087
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Perry 01105
- Pickens 01107
- Pike 01109
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Wilcox 01131
Arkansas view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Lee 05077
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Ouachita 05103
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Sevier 05133
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Ben Hill 13017
- Bulloch 13031
- Catoosa 13047
- Chatham 13051
- Chattooga 13055
- Clarke 13059
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Grady 13131
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Lincoln 13181
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Thomas 13275
Illinois view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Dickinson 20041
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fulton 21075
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Lewis 21135
- Lyon 21143
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Ohio 21183
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Benton 28009
- Bolivar 28011
- Calhoun 28013
- Carroll 28015
- Chickasaw 28017
- Coahoma 28027
- Copiah 28029
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Grenada 28043
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Humphreys 28053
- Itawamba 28057
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson 28063
- Lafayette 28071
- Lawrence 28077
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Montgomery 28097
- Panola 28107
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Quitman 28119
- Sharkey 28125
- Simpson 28127
- Sunflower 28133
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tate 28137
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Tunica 28143
- Union 28145
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Winston 28159
- Yalobusha 28161
- Yazoo 28163
Missouri view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mississippi 29133
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Ripley 29181
- Scott 29201
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 2 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Iredell 37097
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Nash 37127
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pasquotank 37139
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Randolph 37151
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Stanly 37167
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Washington 37187
- Wilson 37195
Ohio view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Barnwell 45011
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chesterfield 45025
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
- Williamsburg 45089
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Chester 47023
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dyer 47045
- Giles 47055
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lewis 47101
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Rutherford 47149
- Shelby 47157
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Bowie 48037
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Dallas 48113
- Gregg 48183
- Grimes 48185
- Hardin 48199
- Harris 48201
- Hopkins 48223
- Jasper 48241
- Lamar 48277
- Liberty 48291
- McLennan 48309
- Montgomery 48339
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- Upshur 48459
- Van Zandt 48467
- Wood 48499
Virginia view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Appomattox 51011
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Richmond 51159
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/COVI3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2764028 ↗Record version
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